Food & Drink
Time Idioms
Rhymes with -ap
"P" in world Geography
A Bicycle Built for You
Traditional Foods of North America
Bonus
100
These are made up of graham crackers, marshmallows, and chocolate.
s’mores
The Girl Scouts first published the recipe in 1927.
100
Sometimes things happen in the [missing word] of an eye.
blink
Time passes so quickly that when we look back on our teen years, we feel it passed in the blink of an eye.
100
Type of hat worn at a baseball game
cap
The players wear caps, which is where the name baseball cap derives. The catcher wears a hard cap under the mask.
100
This country shares the Iberian Peninsula with Spain.
Portugal
Portugal means “beautiful port.”
100
Your first bicycle after a tricycle might have had these to aid you in maintaining your balance
training wheels
Today, children as young as two can skip tricycles and training wheels and start riding on balance bikes. These bikes are smaller, with wide wheels, and the bikes are so close to the ground that riders can start by scooting with their feet.
100
This traditional Mexican street food is made with tortillas stuffed with meat and topped with salsa.
Tacos!
Americanized versions include any protein or vegetables topped with any of these toppings: guacamole or sour cream, cheese, and shredded lettuce.
100
Alberta is known for this protein.
steak or beef
It’s called Alberta steak, and cattle are ethically grown without antibiotics. Environmental conditions make it the best-tasting beef produced in Canada
200
This label is found on foods produced according to Jewish dietary law.
kosher
Basic rules include no foods with a combination of meat and milk, no shellfish, and processed meat according to strict standards.
200
A stitch in time saves (number)
nine
If you fix something when you first find a problem, you can keep it from turning into a bigger problem.
200
A siesta
Nap
The ideal length of rest is 10–20 minutes
200
A canal runs through this Central American country.
Panama
The Panama Canal connects the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, cutting 8,000 nautical miles off the trip that used to navigate around the tip of South America.
200
This is the term for a bicycle built for more than one person.
tandem bike
The front rider is considered the captain and controls where the bike goes, and the rear rider is the stoker. Sometimes these bikes even have more than two seats.
200
Philadelphia is known for this sandwich.
Philly cheesesteak
It’s topped with processed cheese, peppers, onions, and mushrooms.
200
Investor and plant collector William Purvis brought trees that bear these to Hawaii from Australia.
macadamia nuts
Macadamia nuts are one of the most expensive in the world
300
This is Italy’s extraordinarily strong coffee.
espresso
Its name does not refer to a specific bean. It refers to forcing water at high pressure through the fine grinds.
300
There’s no time like the [missing word].
present
“There’s no time like the present” is another way to say, “Why procrastinate?”
300
Something that helps you find your way when you’re lost
map
You can find paper maps at bookstores and libraries as well as online at Amazon.
300
Machu Picchu is located high in the Andes Mountains in this South American country.
Peru
The best-known ruins in Peru are Machu Picchu, the site of ancient Incan ruins.
300
This is a cycle with only one wheel.
unicycle
There are around one million unicyclists in the United States
300
Key West is known for this dessert because of its locally grown citrus.
Key lime pie
Key West limes are smaller than regular limes, yellow when ripe, and more aromatic than their larger cousins. They’re grown all over Florida.
300
When really enjoying yourself, you might say you’re having this saying that includes the name of an ocean creature.
a whale of a time
One of the earliest known uses of the phrase can be found in an 1871 issue of the Kansas newspaper The Emporia News
400
This cocktail is made with coconut cream, rum, and pineapple.
piña colada
It was invented at the Caribe Hilton Hotel in Puerto Rico and is the island’s national drink.
400
When you face a deadline, you could say you’re up against this.
the clock
You can use the expression to mean time is running out to do something
400
Comes out of many trees
Sap
Maple syrup comes from the sap of maple trees
400
Imelda Marcos had a fabulous shoe collection in this country
Philippines
She was the wife of former president Ferdinand Marcos.
400
When riding on rough terrain, cyclists ride this type of bike.
mountain bike
The road bike is built for speed on streets. The mountain bike is rugged and made for uneven, off-road terrain, including gravel, snow, dirt, and mud.
400
This iconic seafood roll from Maine is served on a split-top bun
Lobster roll
The bun looks like a hotdog bun, but it’s split on the top rather than the side.
400
Islamabad is the capital of this South Asian country
Pakistan
Pakistan was the first Muslim country to have a female leader. Benazir Bhutto served twice as the prime minister of Pakistan.
500
This is Georgia’s official state vegetable.
Vidalia sweet onion
The yellow onion has a high sugar content due to the soil’s meager amount of sulfur; it was declared the official state vegetable in 1990.
500
This lunar-inspired saying indicates a rare occurrence.
once in a blue moon
A blue moon is the second full moon of a calendar month. This phenomenon happens only once every 32 months.
500
Bark in a high-pitched tone
Yap
Bark in a high-pitched tone
500
Pope John Paul II contributed to this country’s fight for the fall of communism.
Poland
He dedicated most of his life as a priest to freeing his homeland
500
In 1901, these pants were the proper attire for bicycle riding
knickerbockers (or bloomers)
Men and women alike wore knickerbockers.
500
Poutine is a Canadian dish of French fries topped with cheese curds and this.
Gravy
It originated in Quebec in 1952.
500
These two great lakes meet at Niagara Falls
Ontario and Erie
The entire system eventually flows to the Atlantic Ocean via the St. Lawrence River.